Vaes, Jeroen, Heflick, Nathan A, Goldenberg, Jamie L (2010) “We are people”: Ingroup humanization as an existential defense. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98 (5). pp. 750-760. ISSN 1939-1315. (doi:10.1037/a0017658) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:40445)
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| Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0017658 |
Abstract
Prior research has shown the importance of humanness in shaping one's social identity, but no research has examined why this is the case. The present article reveals that humanizing the ingroup serves a terror management function. In 3 studies, Italian (Studies 1 and 2) and American (Study 3) participants humanized their own group more when their mortality was salient. In Study 3, humanizing the ingroup also functioned to reduce the accessibility of death thoughts. Together, these studies provide clear support for terror management theory as an explanatory framework for ingroup humanization. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1037/a0017658 |
| Additional information: | number of additional authors: 2; |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
| Depositing User: | Stewart Brownrigg |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Mar 2014 00:05 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:15 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/40445 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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